China, Christian Media Mobilized for CCP Propaganda

At a meeting in Wuhan, they were told they should devote more space to Xi Jinping and Party documents.

By Dong Quiyue

May 6, 2025

A view of the Wuhan plenary meeting. From Weibo.

Following the directives of the United Front, Christian media should devote more space to Xi Jinping’s thought and Party documents such as those that emerged from this year’s Two Sessions.

Christian (Protestant) media in China can be legally published only by the government-controlled Three-Self Church. They already publish plenty of Party propaganda, but have been told it is not enough.

“Collective study session” at the Wuhan meeting. From Weibo.

A plenary meeting of the Three Self Church’s Media Ministry Committee took place in Wuhan, Hubei, on April 17 and 18. Pastor Gu Mengfei, Secretary General of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement, attended the meeting. Pastor Wang Jun, vice president of the China Christian Council and director of the current Media Ministry Committee, presided over the proceedings.

Pastor Geng Weizhong, Vice President of China Christian Council, incited Christian media to focus on Xi Jinping’s thoughts and his directions to the United Front. Pastor Gu Mengfei insisted on the importance of this year’s Two Sessions for strengthening national unity, the struggle against separatism, and the Sinicization of religion.

Group photo of the delegates at the Wuhan meeting,

The meeting concluded by emphasizing that Christian books and websites should also be mobilized for these aims.

Source: bitterwinter.org